APPREHENDED

  • Full name: Mohammed Aouadi
  • Pseudonym: “Taouil”
  • Alternatives: Mohammed et-Taouil
  • Location: Tunisia
  • Affiliation: Partisans of Shari’a in Tunisia [AST]

Mohammed Aouadi was a shadowy ranking member of the Partisans of Shari’a [AST; Ansar Achariaâ]. He served as the second-in-command of the AST’s covert armed wing.1 Aouadi procured weapons and was apparently involved in preparations for the assassinations of two left-wing politicians in 2013.2 In August 2013, the Tunisian authorities issued an arrest warrant for him.3 Security forces apprehended Aouadi during an operation in the Sidi Hassine Sejoumi suburb of Tunis on Sep. 09, 2013.4

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